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T6218 Line Matrix Printer
Mission-Critical Impact Printing.
The T6218 Line matrix printer is a ground-breaking solution for high-volume, mission-critical impact
printing. Cutting-edge innovation and time-tested technology are combined to make the T6218 superior in
speed, reliability, and quality. At 1800 lines per minute (LPM), it actually outperforms line printers rated at
higher speeds when printing in "real world" applications. Outstanding throughput is made possible by
technological advancements to the hammer bank and paper feed system.
Forms Handling Benefits
Four-tractor system allows high slew speeds, accurate forms tensioning, forms reversal capability, and steel
tractor pins in upper tractors for reduced wear, longer life. Straight-through paper path is designed for
excellent, uncompromising forms handling.
Patented Smart Ribbon.
The patented Smart Ribbon 250 offers clean-hands ribbon cartridge convenience while delivering new
ribbon quality over its entire 250 million character life-the longest life in the industry
Cutting-Edge Innovation with Time-Tested Technology.
Available Configuration:
T6218 - 1800 LPM Serial + Centronics, Enclosed Cabinet
T6218 - 1800 LPM Serial + Centronics + Twinax + Coax, Enclosed Cabinet
T6218 - 1800 LPM, Serial + Centronics + Ethernet, Enclosed Cabinet
Monthly Workload Up to 512,000 Pages!
Remarkable ECMA Spreadsheet throughput speeds
over 44 pages per minute
Robust, highly efficient single-row hammer bank for
exceptional reliability
Exclusive "Smart Ribbon" technology
Excellent connectivity options including Twinax/Coax,
Ethernet, IPDS & IPDS over TCP/IP
QMS® Code V™ and Printronix® Graphics Language
(PGL)
Read/Right bar code algorithm
4-tractor system, straight paper path for excellent
forms handling
Ergonomically enhanced control panel and reversible
doors for operator convenience
Features & Specifications T6218 Line Matrix Printer
Print Speed 1800 LPM
Graphic Speed 225 IPM
Print Method Line impact dot matrix, save up to 10 unique configurations
Resolution 240 x 288 (H x V)
Character Density 5, 6, 6.7, 7.5, 8.3, 8.6, 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7, 17.1, 20
Line Density 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 (plus variable line spacing)
Character Modes Constant density fonts; enhanced fonts
Character Sets Over 1000 Character Sets
Character Styles Bold, italic, superscript, subscript, underline, overline, strike through
Memory 16MB
Standard Connectivity Standard Serial (up to 38.4K Baud) and IEEE 1284 Compliant Centronics Parallel (both ports hot).
Optional Connectivity IBM Twinax, IBM Coax, Ethernet 10Base-T / 100Base-T
Standard Emulation Tally ANSI, Tally Dot Matrix Printer, Printronix® P600 and P6000, HP 2564C, DEC® LG01, Epson® FX1180,
Genicom® ANSI & IBM® Proprinter III XL. Graphics: Tally Industrial Graphics; QMS® CODE V™ Version 2;
Printronix® PGL
Optional Emulation Coax SCS, Coax IPDS, Twinax SCS, Twinax IPDS, LAN IPDS
Fonts Draft, Data Processing, Courier, Gothic, OCR A & B; Barcodes: Code 39, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A,
UPC-E, EAN 8, EAN 13, EAN 128, Codabar, MSI, PDF-417, POSTNET
Consumables Easy-load, Smart Ribbon® clean-hands cartridges up to 250 million characters; ribbon fault detection
STD Paper Handling Straight paper path, four tractor system, paper out and paper motion detection, forms position retained in
non-volatile memory
Number of Copies Up to 6-part forms
Form Thickness .025" maximum forms thickness
Paper Drive Two sets of tractors
Paper Type Continuous forms
Paper Weight 15-100 lb.
Paper Size Width 2.5" - 18.9", 1 - 255 lines
Printable Area Intelligent Mail Bar Code compatibility available upon request on new printer shipments
Physical Weight 212 lbs.
PhysicalSize 40" x 28.2" x 28.3"
Power Voltage 90-130/180-264 VAV
Power Frequency 57-63/47/53 Hz
Compliance Energy Star compliant, Ozone-free, RoHS, Microsoft, ISO-compliant, Meditech Approved
Workload 512,000
Reliability MTBF 16,000 hours @ 25% duty cycle, 25% page density
Drivers Windows 95/98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003; AS/400, BAAN, SAP, AIX, LINUX / UNIX, OS2
Temperature 10ºC to 40ºC (operating); -40ºC to 66ºC (non-operating)
Humidity 10% to 90% non-condensing (operating); 5% to 95% non-condensing (non-operating)
Acoustic 54 dBA
Warranty 1-year Limited On-Site (First 90 days parts, labor, travel; Remainder of year: Parts only)
Option 1 TallyCom+ 10/100BaseT External Print Server
Option 2 Twinax / Coax Interface Kit
Option 3 IPDS for Twinax/Coax or Ethernet equipped printer
Options 4 Ethernet Interface Kit
© 2009 Printronix, Inc. All rights reserved. Genicom, Tally, TallyGenicom, TG TallyGenicom,
the TG Logo, Intellifilter, Intelliprint and Intellipress are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Printronix, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other
trademarks, product names, company names or logos herein are the property of their respective
owners. Product appearance and/or specifications are subject to change without notice.
Printed Date: 16/05/2009
14600 Myford Road
Irvine, CA 92606
800-665-6210
www.tallygenicom.com
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